Yount is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Yount typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yount, ~12% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yount compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yount leans more Republican than 42 of 68 neighbors.
Yount runs about 51 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Yount leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Yount, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Yount, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Yount, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Yount looks the way it does
Turnout in Yount sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Patton, MO R+71
- Highland, MO R+71
- Sedgewickville, MO R+72
- Higdon, MO R+70
- Biehle, MO R+72
- Womack, MO R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Godahl, MN R+49
- Schneider, IN R+58
- South Basehor, KS R+33
- Clayhatchee, AL R+70
- Island Ford, VA R+55
- Beverly Beach, FL R+39
- Mulberry, KY R+41
- Tumbling, TN R+73
- Sanford, TX R+83
- East Blythe, CA R+19
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.